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	European Voyages of Exploration: Aztec Empire
		Cortés did not hurt his own cause when he described the wealth of the Aztecs and claimed that he wanted to conquer the territory in the name of Christianity and the Spanish Crown.
		Cortés' management of Spanish possessions in the Americas ensured that, by 1540, Mexico City (built on the ruins of Tenochtitlán) was the metropolis of Spanish America.
		Cortés' action was one of the single largest additions of land and treasure to the Spanish Empire ever secured by an individual.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/aztec.html (1055 words)

	HISTORY OF MEXICO - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND HERNAN CORTES - BY JIM TUCK IN MEXICO CONNECT
		Hernán Cortés was born in 1485 at Medellín, in the southwestern Spanish province of Estremadura.
		Cortés, temporarily distracted by one of her sisters, finally married Catalina and thus secured both the good will of her family and of Velázquez.
		Cortés was once quoted as saying that it was "more difficult to contend against (his) own countrymen than against the Aztecs." We recall the difficulties he had with Governor Diego Velázquez.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/history/jtuck/jtcortes.html (1233 words)

	Spanish Constitution of 1978 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy.
		After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, a general election in 1977 convened the Constituent Cortes (parliament) for the purpose of drafting and approving a constitution.
		The constitution was approved by the Cortes Generales on October 31, 1978, and by the Spanish people in a referendum on December 6, 1978, before being promulgated by King Juan Carlos on December 27.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_Constitution_of_1978 (667 words)

	Hernando Cortes
		Cortes had begun to gather the treasures of his conquest when word reached him that a Spanish army under Panfilo de Narvaez had landed at Vera Cruz with orders from Velazquez to arrest him because of his insubordination in exceeding his orders.
		Cortes sent the captured treasures back to Spain with the declaration that all of his actions had been in the name of the Spanish crown rather than for personal gain.
		Cortes led another expedition into Honduras in 1524, but because various members of the Spanish court continued to fear his ambitions, the king withdrew his governorship in 1528 and ordered him home to Spain.
	www.carpenoctem.tv /military/cortes.html (1046 words)

	Camilla Townsend \| Burying the White Gods: New Perspectives on the Conquest of Mexico \| The American Historical Review, ...
		On the one hand, a Spanish army larger than his own had arrived on the coast with the intention of arresting him; on the other hand, the Aztecs were aware of this turn of events and planned to use it to their advantage.
		Indeed, Cortés was so well aware of the importance of his connection to the rest of the world that he made it his first order of business to build and staff forts along the road from Tenochtitlan to the sea, before proceeding with a campaign against Tenochtitlan.
		Cortés, though, outlines events as follows: first messengers arrived from Vera Cruz telling of the arrival of yet another ship and bringing powder and crossbows to prove it, and then, in the next sentence, "all the lands round about" demonstrated their good sense and came over to the Spaniards' side.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ahr/108.3/townsend.html (12292 words)

	Famous Hispanics: Hernán Cortés
		The seizure itself appears as an act of singular daring, and Cortés and his men were astonished at the ease with which it was executed, and the lack of opposition on the part of the Indians; but they did not know that their prisoner was of so little importance.
		Cortés personally was not ungenerously rewarded, but he speedily complained of insufficient compensation to himself and his comrades.
		Cortés held the country and its resources, and controlled a body of officers and men who had, in 1520, expressed to the emperor in writing their admiration for their captain, and dwelt in the strongest terms on the obligations under which his achievements had placed the mother country.
	coloquio.com /famosos/cortes.html (2673 words)

	Hernán Cortés
		Cortés was born in the Spanish city of Medellín in 1485.
		Cortés was eager for more power and conquests, so he talked the Spanish governor of Cuba into letting him lead an expedition to Mexico in 1519.
		By 1528, the Spanish government was worried that Cortés was getting out of control in the Americas, and so he had to give up his governor's job and was sent back to Spain.
	library.thinkquest.org /4034/cortes.html (530 words)

	Hernan Cortes . How Like conquering an empire with 5 hundred men and cleverness. - Stormfront White Nationalist ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hernan Cortes was born in the village of Medellin in Extremadura, Spain, in 1485.
		Cortes was overjoyed that he wa s asked to be the commander of the expedition to find the Aztec cities.
		Cortes stay ed in camp for five days to allow his wounded soldiers to recover and to get their weapons in order.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=347580 (1072 words)

	...:Spanish news in English:...
		The Second Spanish Republic (1931 – 1939) was the second and last period in Spanish history in which the election of both the positions of Head of State and Head of government were in the hands of the people.
		The attitude of the hierarchy toward the anti-clerical legislation was exemplified by a pastoral letter of the Spanish episcopacy urging all Catholics to shun violence and to participate in political life for the purpose of defending by legal means the sacred rights of the Church.
		The Cortes, which was under the control of the Socialists, was dissolved, and in the general elections of 19 November, 1933, the Conservatives triumphed.
	www.spanish-review.com /article212.html (2971 words)

	A Crossroads Resource
		Hernando Cortes was born in the village of Medellin in Entremedura, Spain, in 1485.
		Cortes was overjoyed that he wa s asked to be the commander of the expedition to find the Aztec cities.
		Cortes stay ed in camp for five days to allow his wounded soldiers to recover and to get their weapons in order.
	ericir.syr.edu /Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_2/Unit_IIQ2R2.html (939 words)

	3_2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Spanish explorers in the sixteenth century sailed northward from the ports of Acapulco and Navidad along the west coast of what is today Mexico.
		Hernán Cortés, a Spanish adventurer and conquistador, was chiefly responsible for the European discovery of the lower part of what the Spanish ultimately called "the Californias." In 1519 Cortés and about 500 Spanish soldiers arrived in Mexico.
		Cortés sent a final voyage of exploration northward from the port of Acapulco in 1539.
	users.rcn.com /calhist/text_only/3_2.htm (540 words)

	Ian Glenn - Hum 7 - Intro to Humanities. Project 3a
		Cortés had heard stories from other explorers about the wealth of gold the native inhabitants possessed.
		Quetzalcoatl, was known as "the feathered serpent", and was the god of solar light and the morning star.
		Cortés felt that he was justified in oppressing the Aztec empire, and did not feel any moral wrong doing.
	home.earthlink.net /~ian.glenn/HUM7/project3a.htm (498 words)

	WS-SpARmy
		Were Spanish political leaders to capitulate to American demands without a test of arms, the politicians would likely turn the ire of the entire Army against them and their constitutional regime.
		In the aftermath of Spain’s disastrous defeat in 1898, Spanish intellectuals clamored for a thoroughgoing reform of Spanish politics; Spanish politicians examined which of their nation’s military leaders should be held responsible for the debacle; and a lieutenant general, Camilo Polavieja, contemplated a military coup.
		Spanish historian and Air Force General Alfredo Kindelán later saw the ultimately successful 1909 Moroccan operation as ending the depression endured by the soul of the Spanish military in consequence of its defeat in 1898.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/documents/spanam/WS-SpARmy.htm (4080 words)

	Puerto Rico in 1898
		Spanish merchants and local government authorities, considered by the rebels to be enemies of the fatherland, were taken as prisoners.
		Although Puerto Rican representatives to the Spanish Cortes succeeded in their efforts to obtain political reforms during this period, in practice, local Spanish authorities kept a tight grip on the island, threatened by rumors from abroad of plots and potential insurrection by the separatists.
		Although Spanish surrender was certain at this point, the occupation of Puerto Rico followed in an effort to secure the US presence on the island prior to the initial discussions of a peace settlement.
	www.loc.gov /rr/hispanic/1898/bras.html (2630 words)

	Teaching and Learning: Conquest of Mexico: Who’s Who (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Alvarado, Pedro de (1485-1541). A commander in one of Cortés armies, he was responsible for events which led to the revolt of the Mexicas, the death of Moctezuma and the flight of the Spaniards out of Tenochtitlan on La NocheTriste.
		One of Cortés' most ingenious military inventions, a large barge powered by sail and oars and covered with a canopy to protect Spaniards from spears, arrows, and darts.
		Cortés, Hernán (c.1485-1547). Born in Medellin Spain and arrived in Hispaniola in 1504. Led the third expedition to Mexico in 1519 and defied the Governor of Cuba, Diego de Velázquez, to continue to fight until Tenochtitlan fell in 1521.
	www.theaha.org /tl/LessonPlans/ca/Fitch/keywords.htm (1198 words)

	Cortes and The Spanish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hernan (also Hernando or Fernando) Cortes was born in Medellin, Extramadura, in Spain in 1485 to a family of minor nobility.
		Cortes later contributed to the conquest of Cuba with Diego Velazquez.
		Cortes was chosen to make full contact with the Aztecs and gain riches for Spain, convert Indians for the Church, and fame for himself.
	staff.esuhsd.org /~balochie/studentprojects/conqmex (562 words)

	Hernando Cortes
		Cortes was overjoyed that he was asked to be the commander of the expedition to find the Aztec cities.
		Cortes rushed to make preparations for departure, because he feared Velasquez might change his mind and appoint someone else to lead the expedition.
		Cortes stayed in camp for five days to allow his wounded soldiers to recover and to get their weapons in order.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/cortes.html (922 words)

	The Mariners' Museum \| EXPLORATION through the AGES
		Cortés explained that he was not some pagan god from some pagan heaven; he was an agent of Charles, the greatest king on earth, who ruled over a large empire in Europe.
		Montezuma sent Cortés valuable gifts of gold and silver and told him that while he was delighted to learn of his comrade Charles, King of Spain, Cortés was to stay where he was, and not proceed to the capital.
		Supporters of Velázquez were grumbling that Cortés had overstepped his authority; he was negotiating with the natives, allowing individual soldiers to trade for gold (illegal in all Spanish New World colonies at the time) and there was talk of establishing a permanent settlement there on the Mexican coast.
	www.mariner.org /exploration/index.php?type=explorersection&id=199 (1253 words)

	Medieval Spain: Iberian Overseas Expansion
		Cortes and his expedition met with Montezuma at Tenochtitlan in November, 1519, and were welcomed into the city as guests.
		The letter was part of a series of letters in which Cortes described the course of his expedition and attempted to justify his extra-legal actions in the name of the Spanish crown.
		Particularly notable in following selection is Cortes' reaction to Aztec religious practices, including the ritual sacrifice of humans, which the Spanish were quick to denounce as illicit: From a Christian perspective, this provided the Spanish with a powerful argument in defense of their interference with Aztec rule.
	medspains.stanford.edu /demo/iberian_expansion/cortes.html (2299 words)

	Cortes Conquers Aztecs: 1521
		The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers.
		Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma.
		By the time Hernando Cortes landed in Mexico with his 600 soldiers, the Aztecs were in control of most of present-day Mexico.
	www.thenagain.info /WebChron/Americas/Cortes.html (680 words)

	PlanetPapers - Hernan Cortes
		Cortes was a strategical thinker and destroyed his group of vessels in order to prevent small forces from opposing him and returning to Cuba to tell Velasquez.
		Despite the friendly reception giving to the Spanish, Cortes had reason to believe that there would be attempts to drive them out of the city.
		Cortes marched with a small force toward the shore entered the Spanish camp at night and captured Narveas and persuaded the majority of the Spaniards to join his force.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/1775.php (1109 words)

	Jennifer Richart's Presentation
		It is believed that this happened because the Spanish felt this justified their taking them as mistresses, or in Cortes case, taking her as his adulteress.) She was given the name of Dona Marina as a sign of respect by the Spaniards.
		She was the key in Cortes' success to convince other Indian nations to join them in their quest of destroying the great Aztec nation.
		Cortes decided that the practice of human sacrifice needed to be stopped (although the Spanish were killing thousands of Indians in the name of Christianity).
	muweb.millersville.edu /~columbus/papers/richart.html (1321 words)

	Who’s Who
		Alvarado, Pedro de (1485-1541). A commander in one of Cortés armies, he was responsible for events which led to the revolt of the Mexicas, the death of Moctezuma and the flight of the Spaniards out of Tenochtitlan on La NocheTriste.
		One of Cortés' most ingenious military inventions, a large barge powered by sail and oars and covered with a canopy to protect Spaniards from spears, arrows, and darts.
		Cortés, Hernán (c.1485-1547). Born in Medellin Spain and arrived in Hispaniola in 1504. Led the third expedition to Mexico in 1519 and defied the Governor of Cuba, Diego de Velázquez, to continue to fight until Tenochtitlan fell in 1521.
	faculty.fullerton.edu /nfitch/nehaha/keywords.htm (1182 words)

	Mexico History - THE SPANISH CONQUEST (1519-1521)
		Cortés wasted no time in staking a claim for God and King, ceremoniously founding a settlement on the coast that he christened Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, in reference to the fleet's arrival on Good Friday to what he believed to be a vast land of plenty.
		There Cortés ransomed fellow Spaniard Gerónimo de Aguilar who had been forced to live among the Mayas after surviving a 1511 shipwreck during a prior expedition.
		In May Cortés began his final assault on Tenochtitlán, bearing down from every direction, with separate divisions assigned to each of the city's three causeways and the flotilla moving in by water.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpconquest.html (1694 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| The Fall of Moctezuma 1519 \| Montezuma Aztec Hernan Hernando Cortes ...
		Cortés told the Aztecs that he and his men "suffered from a disease of the heart which is only cured by gold." Pedro de Cieza de León was inspired to sail to Peru after seeing the Inca gold unloaded in Seville.
		According to early Spanish accounts, it was unlike the European cities they knew, but more like the ones they had seen in romantic books, as it was not crowded and dirty.
		Cortés arrived at Tenochtitlán after nine months of fighting indigenous people and trudging across rough country, on up to the high Mexican plateau.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /aztecs_and_cortes.html (2790 words)

	The Response of the Mexica to Cortes' Invasion
		Cortes' mercenaries, wounded almost to the man, were constantly harassed during their retreat.[38] When the Mexica finally engaged the Spanish at Otumba, it is doubtful that they were able to deploy.
		As the Spanish nursed their wounds at Tlaxcala, two processes began which were to fatally weaken the Mexica: the outbreak of smallpox and the collapse of the Mexican tributary empire.
		Cortes' brigantines were also attacked by swarms of canoes.[48] Captured weapons were even adapted by the defenders, who attached steel swords to spears in order to form more effective weapons.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~epf/1997/ebert.html (3564 words)

	PlanetPapers - Hernan Cortes - Reasons for Success
		Cortes himself was disgusted at the thought of human sacrifice, this allowed him to gain Indian allies as well as gain respect among Mexican tribes that feared and opposed the Aztecs.
		Spanish mêlée weaponry consisted of swords, and pikes, using hard Toledo steel that was far stronger and retained their edge far longer than any of their combatants.
		Spanish steel armour was proof against Indian projectiles, and it greatly weakened the blows from Aztec obsidian swords.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/4013.php (1895 words)

	spanish
		Hernando Cortes, the Spanish conquistador (conqueror), landed on the shores of central Mexico in April 1519, seeking adventure and wealth.
		When Moctezuma first learned of the Spanish arrival, he believed that Cortes might be Quetzalcoatl (keht sahl koh AHTL), an ancient god who had returned to earth to control the Aztec kingdom.
		The Spanish took control of the capital.The Inca gave Pizarro 24 tons of gold and silver as a ransom for Athualpa, but he was not released.
	www.sbceo.k12.ca.us /~vms/carlton/spanish.htm (1508 words)

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